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Element Description
Neodymium is a chemical element with the symbol Nd and atomic number 60. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. It is present in significant quantities in the ore minerals monazite and bastnäsite. Neodymium is not found naturally in metallic form or unmixed with otherlanthanides, and it is usually refined for general use. Although neodymium is classed as a "rare earth", it is a fairly common element, no rarer than cobalt, nickel, and copper ore, and is widely distributed in the Earth's crust.[2] Most of the world's neodymium is mined in China.
REACTIVITY
MONAZITE
Neodymium Phosphate Crystals
ELECTRON SHELL DIAGRAM OF NEODYMIUM
- [Xe] 4f4 6s2
- 2, 8, 18, 22, 8, 2
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